SUSE Appliance Program: Discussion with IBM on the Importance of Appliances

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Join Dr. Robert S. Sutor VP, Open Source and Linux, IBM Software Group and Tom Crabb, Enablement Manager, Novell, as they discuss the importance of appliances and how IBM is building appliances powered by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

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